Kaduna State Police Command has detained two cattle rustlers, two notorious gunrunners and three kidnapping suspects. This is contained in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, ASP Mansir Hassan, on Sunday in Kaduna. Hassan said the operatives also foiled a…

The grieving family of Mazi Ezuma Ukwu, whose 18-year-old son, Chinedu, was reportedly stabbed to death in the Arochukwu area of Abia State, has expressed outrage and criticised the Abia State Police Command for not thoroughly investigating the circumstances of…

The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has said that a notorious kidnap kingpin was killed, and two abductors were arrested during an operation to rescue the 20 abducted medical students. Speaking while handing over the students to their Vice Chancellors…

The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said that a two-storey building was gutted by fire on Sunday in the Ebute-Metta area of the state. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available in Lagos.…

A British national, Ryan Evans, who was working as a safety advisor for Reuters in eastern Ukraine, was killed in a missile strike on Saturday. The attack targeted the Hotel Sapphire in Kramatorsk, a city under Ukrainian control but near…

The Ondo State Police Command on Sunday said investigation had begun into the killing of a commercial motorcyclist identified as Yakubu by unknown assailants on Friday. The lifeless body of the motorcyclist also known as okada rider was found in…

The Nasarawa State Police Command says it has arrested a woman in possession of anti-aircraft ammunition in Keffi Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reported on Sunday that the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP…

The Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted two containers with no fewer than 1,596 cartons of codeine-based syrup containing 319, 200 bottles of the opioid worth N2.234bn in street value at the Tin Can seaport in Lagos. The Director,…

The Chairman, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, Bayelsa State Chapter, Ipigansi Ogoniba, on Sunday, said one person had been confirmed dead in another boat accident in the state. While speaking with our correspondent, Ogoniba said, “While the other passengers were…

The Anambra State Government, on Sunday, said it would take necessary action to address the fight and alleged “strangulation” that occured between the Permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Mrs Chinwe Achugbu and one…

The legal team representing the family of the late Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has expressed concern over what it described as sensitive information on the death of the deceased being released to the public. One of the…

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority is assuring the public of its strong commitment to delivering swift and efficient responses to all inquiries and reports received through their Toll-Free Call Centre. According to a statement signed by the Director of…

At least six people have been reported dead and several others injured following two separate attacks by armed herdsmen on the Iwari and Olegagbane communities in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. According to a local source who spoke…

Operators of Point of Sale, PoS, in Umuahia, came under attack from armed men who stormed their business areas in the state capital on Sunday in an attempt to rob them of their cash. The first attack took place along…

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria, popularly known as Shi’ites, has alleged that the Nigeria Police attacked the peaceful Arba’een Symbolic Trek in Wuse, Abuja, killing and injuring many of the mourners. The police, however, dismissed the allegations and accused the…